PHARMACIST, PHARMACY

Main Responsibilities

  • Supervise, manage, and operate all outpatient, inpatient pharmacy, and cytotoxic drug reconstitution (CDR) operations, including dispensing, medication supply, sales, and store management.

  • Implement, install, and execute safe medication handling, storage, labelling, and distribution processes in compliance with GPP, MSQH, and hospital policies.

  • Screen, check, analyze, and validate prescriptions for accuracy, appropriateness, legality, and completeness prior to dispensing.

  • Perform, analyze, and process medication appropriateness reviews and medication reconciliation as required.

  • Provide professional drug information and liaise with healthcare professionals regarding dosages, interactions, contraindications, and treatment regimens.

  • Supervise, check, and execute extemporaneous preparation and dispensing activities in accordance with approved standard formulations.

  • Participate in bedside dispensing activities at inpatient wards to ensure accurate medication delivery and patient understanding.

  • Monitor, analyze, control, and operate inventory management processes, including purchasing, receiving, issuing, storage, and internal distribution.

  • Identify, collate, analyze, and report stock shortages, excesses, expiries, and discrepancies, and produce corrective action plans.

  • Ensure, manage, and reconcile Dangerous Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, including documentation, registers, security, and regulatory compliance.

  • Implement, execute, and maintain the “5 Rights” of medication safety throughout dispensing and distribution processes.

  • Supervise and execute outpatient, inpatient pharmacy, and CDR operations, including dispensing, medication supply, sales, and store management.

  • Screen, analyse, and validate prescriptions for legality, accuracy, appropriateness, dosage, interactions, contraindications, and completeness prior to dispensing.

  • Perform extemporaneous preparation and dispensing in accordance with approved formulations and standard procedures.

  • Participate in bedside dispensing and ensure correct medication delivery and patient understanding.

  • Participate actively in clinical intervention programs such as the Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Programme, therapeutic drug monitoring, total parenteral nutrition and medication reconciliation.

  • Execute, check, and submit scheduled and ad-hoc stock counts, drug check, poison purchase orders, and controlled drug records.

  • Supervise, guide, provide, and assess pharmacy technicians and store staff, including training, competency assessment, and performance evaluation.

  • Prepare, check, and submit staff rosters, leave schedules, and manpower coverage plans to ensure uninterrupted pharmacy operations.

  • Document, collate, analyze, and submit reports on medication incidents, near misses, sentinel events, and adverse drug reactions, and execute Root Cause Analysis (RCA) with corrective and preventive actions.

  • Gather, collate, analyze, and produce operational data, statistics, and performance reports, and liaise with the Chief Pharmacist and relevant committees on medication safety and risk management.

  • Liaise, support, and act on behalf of the Chief Pharmacist during their absence, including sourcing, processing, and procuring medications during emergencies or shortages, and perform any other duties as assigned.